Hair-waver



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HAIR W-AVER.

' APPLICATION FILE? APR. 19, 1920- 1,386,371. Patented Aug. 2, 1921.

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HAIR WAVER.

APPLICATION FILED APR-19,1920.

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CHARLES SHEPARD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Aug. 2, 1221.

Application filed April 19, 1920. Serial No. 374,836.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES SHEPARD, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Boston, Jamaica Plain, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hair-WVavers, specification.

My invention relates to an improved instrument for waving hair or for imparting to hair what is commonly called a Marcel wave.

An instrument for this purpose should be provided with a plurality of lips or projections about which is wound the'hair to be treated, and means should be provided whereby the alternate projections may be moved apart in order to stretch or hold taut the hair. It is highly desirable that the apparatus be so contrived that the distance between the alternate projections may be short in order to impart a close wave to the hair.

In the use of such an apparatus a strand of hair at a point near the scalp is fastened adjacent one end of the device in order that no strain, put upon the hair when it is interlaced about the device or when stretched, will be transmitted to the scalp. After having been placed about the device and stretched the hair may be baked, steamed or otherwise suitably treated. Since a number of similar devices are required to impart a Marcel or similar wave to a head of hair, it is desirable that the apparatus be simple and inexpensive to manufacture and also capable of easy and rapid manipulation in use.

It is an object of my invention to provide a hair waver which is adapted to impart a close and even wave to hair, and which is simple in its action and readily adjustable as regards the tension applled to the hair. it is a further object to provide a hair waver which is composed of but few and simple parts and which may be readily constructed at small cost.

Other and further objects will appear as the description proceeds.

I have illustrated certain preferred embodiments of my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved device;

of which the following is a the parts ex- 4. 4: of Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a cross section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified form of the device;

1g. 1s a View of the form of the device shown in Fig. 6 with its parts separated;

F 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 10 is a plan view of the spreader member used 1n the form of shown in Figs. 1 to 5.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 5 the device comprises the lateral portions or members 21 and 22, the lower longitudinal edges of which are joined by the coil spring 23 which is threaded through openings 24 in the members, the spring forming a resilient hinge adapted to maintain the members 21 and 22 normally in the closed position shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The members 21 and 22 are preferably formed of sheet metal stamped into shape, the members having the alternately spaced lips or projections 25 and 26 respectively. These lips have their lower surfaces substantially cylindrical in shape as shown in Fig. 2, and their ends are curved upward to meet the top edges of the intermediate portions 27 and 28, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. These intermediate portions are bowed outwardly so that when their top edges meet, a longitudinal opening the device is formed which admits the expander member 29.

The member 29 is provided at one end with a threaded extension 30 upon which is fitted a thumb screw31 having a reduced shoulder 32 adapted to coact with the end of the members 21 and 22 as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The opposite end of tie member 29 is provided with the oppositely sloping cams 33, the notches 34: and end slot 35. Intermediate its ends the member is formed with the oppositely extendin 4 lugs 36. These lugs, as shown in normally fit-into the upper concavity lips 25 and 26, but are adapted. to be i into the intermediate portion by r of the thumb screw 31, and when so drawn in serve to separate the parts as shown in Fig. 2. The cams 33 coact with the end of the side elements to separate them and act with the cams 36.

The form of the device shown in Figs. 6 to 9, comprises two-similar lateral halves 5 and 6 which are hinged to the rod 7. Springs 8 are placed about the rod? and the ends of the springs are so associated with the members 5 and 6 that they tend to hold these members in close contact. The members 5 and 6 carry the alternately placed lips or projections 9 and 10 respectively and the inner adjacent faces of the members are curved outwardly to form a tubular channel in which the adjusting rod 11is disposed. This adjusting rod 11 has a knurled knob 12 rigidly attached to one end thereof and the frusto-conical washer 13 is slipped onto the rod adjacent this knob. The other end of the rod 11 is threaded and carries thereon the nut 14 whose inner end 15 is conical and whose outer end is slotted at 16. This nut carries the feather 17 to prevent it from rotating.

In the use of my improved hairwaver, referring now to Figs. 1 to 5, the scalp end of a strand of hair is fastened or temporarily held on the end of the member 29 by means of a cord, the notches 34 and end slot 35 being utilized to receive the cord. The hair is then wound back and forth under the alternate lips or projections 25 and 26, passing across the device between the lips. After the hair has been wound in this manner the knob 31 is turned to draw the member 29 inward when the sloping faces of ,the lugs 33 and of the lugs 36 cause the members 25 and 26 to separate by a wedging action as shown in Fig. 2, which separation imparts the desired tautness or stretch to the hair, the end of the strand being fastened or held against slipping. After treatment of the hair is completed the knob 31 is turned in the reverse direction permitting the spring 23 to close the members 25 and 26 together, and the hair may then readily be removed.

The form of the device shown in Figs. 6 to 9 operates in a similar manner, the hair being fastened to the nut 14, utilizing the slot 16 to retain the cord, and then being wound about the lips 9 and 10. The lateral members are separated by rotating the knob 12 which draws the nut 14 inward, and the sloping faces of the nut and of the washer 13 separate the members 5 and 6 by a wedging action. The tension on the hair is released by rotating the knob 12 in the opposite direction, the springs 8 serving to close the members 5 and 6 together.

The two forms of my device operate in substantially the same manner and accomplish the same result. The form shown in Figs. 1 to 5 has the advantage that it is lighter and may be stamped from sheet metal at relatively low cost. The expander member of this form of the device has cam lugs operating adjacent each lip or projection and the expansion is therefore positive and uniform throughout the length of the waver, even though the device is light in construction. The form shown in Figs. 6 to 9 is heavier and has the advantage that being formed of relatively thick solid members it will retain the heat longer and therefore may be more desirable for some purposes. This form possesses sufficient rigidity so that the expansive force need only be applied at the opposite ends of the dev1ce.

With the alternate projections space-d as shown in the drawings a comparatively short wave is secured. Obviously the form and the spacing of the projections may be varied to suit any type of wave or curl which may be desired.

I claim: 1 V

1. A device of the class described comprising a pair of longitudinally extending members, rojections upon each of said members a out which hair is adapted to-be alternately wound, and means extending between said members for separating the two members whereby the hair is drawn taut upon the device.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of elongate members disposed side by side, projections on both said members about which hair may be wound back and forth, and spreading means having a wedge adapted to force said members apart to stretch the hair after it is wound over said projections.

3. A device of the class described compris inga pair of longitudinally extending members. projections upon each of said members about which hair is adapted to be alternately wound, and a rod extending between said members having wedge members thereon adapted to be drawn inward to thereby separate the pair of members whereby the hair is drawn taut upon the device.

4. A device of the class described comprising a pair of members longitudinally hinged together, spring means normally holding the members closed together, projections upon each of said members about which hair is adapted to be alternately wound, and means for separating the two members whereby the hair is drawn taut upon the device. I

5. A device of the class described comprising a'pair of members longitudinally hinged together, spring means normally holding'the members closed together, projections upon each of said members about which hair is adapted to be alternately wound, and a rod extendlng between said members having a plurality of cam lugs thereon adapted to be drawn inward to therebyseparate the pair of members whereby the hair is drawn taut upon the device.

6. A device of the class described comprising a pair of members longitudinally hinged together, by means of a spring adapted to maintain the two members normally closed together, projections upon each of said members about which hair is adapted to be alternately wound, and a rod extending between said members, one end of said rod having a knob threaded thereon, the other end of the rod having cam surfaces adapted to coact with each of the longitudinal members, the knob having a shoulder coacting with said members whereby rotation of the knob serves to draw the cam surfaces inward and to thereby force the longitudinal members apart.

7. A device of the class described comprising a pair of elongate members having projections upon said members about which hair is adapted to be wound, the members being longitudinally hinged together by means of a coil spring.

8. A device of the class described comprising a pair of elongate members having projections upon said members about which hair is adapted to be wound, the members being longitudinally hinged together by means of a coil spring threaded through said members and adapted to maintain them nor mally in intimate engagement.

9. A device of the class described comprising a pair of elongate members, projections upon said device about which hair is adapted to be wound, a rod having lugs normally fitting within the contour of the projections, and means to move said rod, the

members cooperating therewith in such manner as to be separated by the lugs.

10. A device of the class described comprising a pair of elongate members, resiliently hinged together, projections upon said members about which hair is adapted to be wound, a rod fitting between said members and.having lugs normally fitting within the contour of the projections, and means to move said rod to draw said lugs between the portions of said members intermediate the projections whereby the members are forced apart.

11. A device of the class described comprising a pair of elongate members placed side by side, one edge of said members being resiliently hinged together by a coil spring threaded through said members and adapted to maintain them normally in intimate contact, alternately spaced projections about which hair is adapted to be wound, extending from said members, a rod fitting between the members having cam lugs thereon normally fitting within the contour of the pro jections, a nut threaded upon one end of said rod, and bearing against one end of said members whereby rotation of the nut serves to draw the cam lugs out of the projections and to separate the members.

12. A device of the class described comprising a pair of members longitudinally hinged together, projections upon each of said members about which hair is adapted to be wound, and a rod extending between said members having cam lugs spaced along its length and adapted to transmit a separating thrust to said members at a plurality of points upon inward movement of the rod.

13. A device of the class described comprising a pair of members longitudinally hinged together, projections upon each of said members about which hair is adapted to be wound, and a rod extending between said members having cam lugs thereon adjacent each of the projections adapted to transmit a separating thrust to said members upon inward movement of the rod.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts.

CHARLES SHEPARD. 

